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REPERTOIRE

1999

River

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Monty Alexander
Costumes/Décor: Bert Rose

Legacy Of The Duke

Choreography: Clive Thompson
Music: Duke Ellington
Set Design: Clive Thompson
Costumes: Arlene Richards

Azure

Choreography: Arlene Richards
Music: Peter Gabriel, Cirque du Soliel
Costumes: Arlene Richards

Congo Layé

Choreography: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon
Music: Conjunto Ballet Folklorico Cutumba, Folklore Afrocubano
Costumes: Arsenio Andrade-Calderon

Freedom

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence
Music: Dione Ferris
Costumes: MoniKa Lawrence

Trauma

Choreography: Keith Fagan
Music: Peter Gabriel & Carter Burmell
Costumes: Denise Robinson

1998

Ritual Of The Sunrise

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Selections (“Veronica”, “Noite de Temporal”) From Sol Negro; “Sarala” “High Mass” by David Rudder
Costumes: Arlene Richards
Commissioned by Sigma

Images

Choreography: Clive Thompson
Music: Wynton Marsalis, Peter Gabriel
Costumes: Arlene Richards

Side By Side

Choreography: Arlene Richards
Music: Art of Noise, Vangelis
Costumes: Arlene Richards

The Edge

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence
Music: Jerry Goldsmith and Meredith Monk
Costumes: MoniKa Lawrence

Awakening

Choreography: Arlene Richards
Music: Professor France, Mickey Hart and additional music by Marjorie Whylie
Costumes: Arlene Richards

1997

Tintinabulum

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Adiemus
Costumes: Arlene Richards

Selah

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence
Music: Marjorie Whylie, Leighton Johnson, Yanni
Costumes/Décor: Denise Robinson

Voices

Choreography: Arlene Richards
Music: Various arranged by Marjorie Whylie
Costumes: Arlene Richards
Commissioned by Sigma Investment Management Systems Limited

Steal Away

Choreography: Bert Rose
Music: Kathleen Battle
Costumes: Bert Rose

Echo

Choreography: Jackie Guy
Music: Eternal Om, Cassandra Wilson, Francis Fuster
Costumes: Jackie Guy

1996

Blood Canticles

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Michael Pluznik, Sebastian Bach, Marjorie Whylie, Abdullah Ibrahim & Johnny Dyani, Dolar Brand-Adullah, Lama Gyourme & Jean Philippe Rykiel
Costumes: Arlene Richards
Commissioned by Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica

Bujurama

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Buju Banton
Costumes: Arlene Richards

Earth Crisis

Choreography: Arlene Richards
Music: Jan Hemmer, Brent Lewis, Vangelis, David Arkenstone
Set Design: Denise Robinson
Costumes: Arlene Richards
Commissioned by Port Authority of Jamaica

Into The Light

Choreography: Gene Carson
Music: James Horner
Décor: Gene Carson & Arlene Richards
Costumes: Gene Carson

Unidos

Choreography: Lesme Grenot
Music: Vangelis

Cry Of The Spirit

Choreography: Gene Carson
Music: Sandi Patti
Set Design: Bert Rose & Gene Carson
Costumes: Arlene Richards

Dance We Must

Choreography: Milton Sterling
Music: Selections from ‘The Lion King’ & ‘Congo’ soundtracks
Set: Milton Sterling
Costumes: Denise Robinson & Milton Sterling

He Watcheth

Choreography: Milton Sterling
Music: Selection from ‘Sister Act II’ soundtrack
Costumes: Milton Sterling
Commissioned by Century National Bank

Have You Seen Them

Choreography: Milton Sterling
Music: Cassandra Wilson
Costumes: Milton Sterling

1995

Spirits At A Gathering

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Mouqurt/Sanchez, Dan Lacksingn (producer)
Costumes/Décor: Arlene Richards
Dedicated to Maria LaYacona

Caught And Bowled

Choreography: Barbara Requa
Music: Andy Narell – Selections
Set Design: Bert Rose
Costumes: Barbara Requa

Liza

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence
Music: Maurice Gordon, Dawnette Nevers, Patsy Ricketts, Gabrielle Harban, Wigmoore Francis
Costumes/Décor: Denise Robinson

Rah

Choreography: Arlene Richards
Music: Various
Set Design: Denise Robinson
Costumes: Arlene Richards & Denise Robinson
Commissioned by Creative Kitchens Limited

Vision

Choreography: Clive Thompson
Music: Willard White, Aaron Neville
Costumes: Clive Thompson

Mayur

Choreography: Medha Soni
Music: Traditional
Costumes: Medha Soni
Commissioned by Guardsman Group Limited

1994

The Cocoon

Choreography: Arlene Richards
Music: Richard Burma, David Arkenstone, Patrick O’Hearn
Costumes/Design: Arlene Richards & Denise Robinson

Romanz

Choreography: Clive Thompson
Music: Corigliano, Faure, Colombier, Satie, Ravel, Stravinsky and Yani
Costumes: Arlene Richards

O Come All Ye Faithful

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Various
Costumes: Arlene Richards
Commissioned by Guardsman Group Limited

Begin And…

Choreography: Duran Hylton
Music: Patrick O’Hearn
Costumes: Denise Robinson

1993

Interconnections

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Handel, Ba Ba Maal, Miriam Makeba/Nelson Lee, Mbongeni Ngema, Dorothy Musaka
Costumes: Arlene Richards

Solo to the “Lord’s Prayer”

Choreography: Bert Rose
Commissioned by Century National Merchant Bank Limited

Cross Currents

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence
Music: Lette Mbula, Amampondo, Sister Act (Sound track)
Costumes/Décor: Denise Robinson

Entity

Choreography: Denise Robinson
Music: Kitaro
Costumes/Décor: Denise Robinson

1992

Ancestral Echoes

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Handel, McFerrin, Grub Cooper/Marjorie Whylie, Brad Fiedel, Sylvia Olden Lee, et al
Costumes/Décor: Brian Heap
Commissioned by Eagle Financial Network

Banana Man

Choreography: Barbara Requa
Music: John Williams & Richard Holung
Costumes: Barbara Requa

Journeys Beyond Survival

Choreography: Clive Thompson
Music: Marjorie Whylie
Costumes: Arlene Richards
Décor: Clive Thompson
Light Design: Michael ‘Rufus’ McDonald
Commissioned by George and Branday Limited

Phases Of The Three Moons

Choreography: Clive Thompson
Music: Hector Villa-Lobos, Charles Ives
Costumes: Clive Thompson

Shaman’s Quest

Choreography: Clive Thompson
Music: Gabrielle Roth
Costumes: Delroy Rose

Antithesis

Choreography: MoniKa Lawrence
Music: Percy Faith
Costumes: Denise Robinson

Mask

Choreography: Gene Carson
Music: Vangelis
Costumes: Arlene Richards
Décor: Staci-Lee Hassan

Cameos

Choreography: Tony Wilson
Music: Various
Costumes: Tony Wilson

If

Choreography: Tony Wilson
Music: Mariah Carey
Costumes: Tony Wilson

1991

Carnavapanscape

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Andy Narell with additional percussion by Marjorie Whylie
Costumes: Tony Wilson

Adam

Choreography: Tony Wilson
Music: Alban Berg Quartet Wien
Costumes: Tony Wilson

…Of Prophecy And Song

Choreography: Clive Thompson
Music: Jesse Norman, The Depaur Chorus
Costumes: Clive Thompson
Commissioned by George and Branday Limited

Anima

Choreography: Clive Thompson
Music: Nascimento, Kronos, Ives

1990

Spirit Brothers, Sister Friends

Choreography: Rex Nettleford
Music: Edgar Varese et al
Costumes: Staci-Lee Hassan with Rex Nettleford
Décor: Staci-Lee Hassan

Diva

Choreography: Clive Thompson
Music: Michael Kayman
Costumes: Barry Moncrieffe and Clive Thompson

The Plight Of The Sisserou Parrot

Choreography: Jacinta David
Music: Stevie Wonder, Kitaro
Costumes/Décor: Alwyn Bully